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Analysis of Shakespeare
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Shakespeare develops a couple of themes through the story, one of them is: never be to trusty about your workers; remember that they are shooting for your place. In the book show how king Duncan gave all his trust on his thanes and servants (specially Macbeth) and he got betray by the ones he trust and admire the most. The following quotes will show my point. “Titles of nobility will shine like stars on all of who deserve them. (To Macbeth) and now, lets go to your castle at Inverness, where I will become even more obliged to you because of your hospitality.” (Kind Duncan, pg. 27 act 1 scene 4), this quote shows how king Duncan feel about Macbeth. “Now I´m decided, and I will exert every muscle in my body to commit this crime. Go now, and pretend to be a friendly hostess. Hide with a false pleasant face what you know in your false, evil heart.” (Macbeth, pg. 47, act 1 scene 7) But this one shows how Macbeth fells about not being a king. Other theme that the story has is: never think you are invincible; your confidence might led you to your own death. Trough the story Macbeth gain a lot of enemies, but because of the witches prophecies of him not being beaten by any one born from and woman and other ones that where really difficult to occur, he felt that he was invincible, and this confidence led him to his own grave. In the book there are lot of examples in which Macbeth acts cocky towards his impossibility to be killed. There are two examples that show my point: “Don’t bring me any more reports. I don’t care if all the thanes desert me. Until Birnam Wood gets up and moves to Dunsinane, I wont be affected by fear. What’s the boy Malcolm? Wasn’t he born from a woman? The spirits that know the future have told me t... ... middle of paper ... ...cbeth into a tyrant and the most hated king in all the kingdoms, the only things you hear about Macbeth were, “ Bring me face to face with Macbeth, that devil of Scotland (Macduff, pg. 175)”, or, “ The devil himself couldn’t say name I hate more (young siward, pg. 209)” and “ look, here I have Macbeth´s curse head. We are free from his tyranny (Macduff, pg. 217)”. This quotes shows how Macbeth’s actions change due to his environment, and how people pass from loving him to fear him and hate him. I would recommend this book to all the public, because it is a really easy book to read (the easy version we read) and to understand. I think that juniors (next year seniors) should read only the easy version; I think the normal version can confused you very easily. To be honest I’m not into reading, but I can say that this was one of the best books I had ever read.
Throughout this play, Macbeth journeys from a noble, loyal soldier to a power-hungry, deceptive monster, destroying any obstacle in his path. These obstacles are sometimes people, including the former King Duncan and his “friend” Banquo. Evil and greed take over his every thought, and in the process of destroying his obstacles, he never realizes that his own actions will lead to his downfall. Many quotes in this play prove this to be true. Throughout the play his attitude goes through drastic changes, and he ends up thinking he is indestructible.
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the protagonist chooses to forgo civic responsibility in order to act upon his true desire of having power. This conflict not only provides for the majority of the plot, it provides Macbeth with depth of character and makes him far more relatable for the audience, and ultimately gives the work greater credibility as a tragedy by allowing the audience to empathize with the protagonist. Macbeth, over the course of the play, fails to balance his loyalty to king and country with his desire for the crown. As a general in King Duncan’s army and the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, Macbeth is a servant to the Scottish King. However, temptation strikes, and the he soon finds himself stained with royal blood.
Macbeth was the cause of much suffering in the play and in turn suffered greatly throughout. Macbeth suffers much indecision from the moment he hears the witches prophesies. He gets confused and is torn between killing or not killing King Duncan. He immediately thinks of killing the king, as he wants so badly to be king, but the idea of committing such a crime appals him. “Why do I yield to that suggestion”(1:3:144), he says in a state of confusion. Macbeth is Duncan’s “kinsman”, “his subject” and “his host”. As his host he should be protecting him, not killing him. Macbeth believes in “even-handed justice” and that if he commits evil, evil will be put upon him. He ultimately decides not to kill the King but Lady Macbeth convinces him otherwise, “What beast was’t then That made you break this enterprise to me?” she asks.
Macbeth is a good and loyal kinsman who would never harm his King. Were it not for outside forces, he would have lived happily as Thane of Cawdor, an illustrious title in itself. Macbeth does not even want to kill King Duncan. He says Òchance may crown me without my stir.Ó Fearing the withes message means that he will kill the king in the future, he says ÒPresent fears are less than horrible imaginings.Ó
Through the different examples, it is clear to assume that Macbeth’s mental deterioration progressed from unwilling to kill, then willing to kill and live with the shame, and lastly killing without a second thought. It made Macbeth the perfect antihero of the 17th century. Just when the reader starts to like Macbeth, he turns into what he despised. Macbeth is a textbook example for the famous lines from The Dark Knight, “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
After a long and hard battle, the Sergeant says to King Duncan, “For brave Macbeth,-well he deserves that name,- disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel, which smok’d with bloody execution , like valour’s minion carv’d out his passage till he fac’d the slave;” (1.2.16) . This quote shows that Macbeth is viewed as a valiant soldier and a capable leader. However, it does not take long for the real Macbeth to be revealed- a blindly ambitious man, easily manipulated by the prospect of a higher status. His quest for power is what drives his insanity, and after having been deemed the Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth’s ambition can immediately be seen. In a soliloquy, Macbeth says, “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings; my thought, whose murder yet is but fantastica, shakes so my single state of man that function is smother’d in surmise, and nothing is but what is not” (1.3.140). Macbeth has just gained more power, and his immediate thought is of how to gain an even higher status as king. He imagines how to kill Duncan, and then is troubled by his thoughts, telling himself it is wrong. This inner struggle between Macbeth’s ambition and his hesitation to kill Duncan is the first sure sign of his mental deterioration. Although Macbeth does kill Duncan, he questions whether or not he should to do so, which is far different from how Macbeth feels about murder later in the play. Macbeth becomes king, and this power leads
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When the play started Macbeth was a very loyal person towards the King, therefore the King treated Macbeth like a son. The king tells Macbeth that he is in great debt to Macbeth and there is no amount of money or land to repay Macbeth for his services. Macbeth responds to the King telling him that all he wants is for the King to accept his services and duties to his throne and kingdom (Act I, scene IV). Macbeth shows a great deal of friendliness when he invites King Duncan to his house (Act I, scene VI ). Macbeth is thoughtful and very compassionate in the way of the king but without the King's knowledge he has a plan to kill the King while the King is sleeping.
In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the protagonist Macbeth starts off as a respected, brave war hero. Killing the thane of Cawdor and winning the battles for Scotland made people admire Macbeth, but also fear him. Even with all the fame and fortune, Macbeths desire to be king drove him crazy. Macbeth’s fear of never sleeping, Banquo’s line on the throne, and killing Macbeth all drove Macbeth into utter darkness. It was Macbeth’s internal conflicts that drove him into mental deterioration.
Macbeth is a very complex character, who has struggles within himself and others throughout the story. In the beginning he was loyal to King Duncan and risked his life for the town of Cawdor. Meanwhile when he was at war he won the Norway battle which earned the King’s respect and honor. He is a credulous man, he runs to the witches for answers. When the witches
He is not only describing the sorrow and darkness that Macbeth will cause, but the disruption of contentment within Scotland. Instead of promoting peace, Macbeth will be focused on himself, striving for ambition and power. In addition, Macbeth is in conflict with Macduff, and he is focused on power rather then the people living in his discombobulated country. Ultimately, Macbeth’s desire for ambition has lead him to be oblivious towards the conflicts surrounding himself. He has created his own downfall, where his temptations have overpowered his moral
The tragedy of Macbeth opens up with him returning home from a victorious military battle, displaying his honor and excellence. This is, also the first time he is presented with the opportunity for power. His success covered him with glory in defense of the crown. Macbeth is busily basking in his own glory and soaking up credit when Duncan basically steals his spotlight from right over his head, proclaiming Malcolm, Duncan's son, as the heir-apparent. This action also belittles Macbeth's achievement, since the procession of the throne is not necessarily dictated by bloodlines. Duncan is basically announcing that Macbeth, while noble, is inferior to his son Malcolm. This is where Duncan provokes Macbeth to hate him and also points out what Macbeth must do to become King. Duncan even tempts Macbeth, by pronouncing him as the Thane of Cawdor. This gives Macbeth a taste of power and he begins to have a desire for more. This desire or ambition is his fatal flaw. Shakespeare, by using Macbeth as a guide, shows that even the honorable men can fall into the hands of evil just like everyone else. No one is safe from his or her own ambitions of power and success. It is clear that Macbeth ends up a far more brutal and simple...
Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” explores a fundamental struggle of the human conscience. The reader is transported into the journey of a man who recognizes and acknowledges evil but still succumbs to its destructive powers. The character of Macbeth is shrouded in ambiguity that scholars have claimed as both being a tyrant and tragic hero. Macbeth’s inner turmoil and anxieties that burden him throughout the entire play evoke sympathy and pity in the reader. Though he has the characteristics of an irredeemable tyrant, Macbeth realizes his mistakes and knows there is no redemption for his sins. And that is indeed tragic.
Macbeth's excessive pride is now his prevailing character attribute. This feature of his personality is well depicted in Act IV, Scene 1, when he revisits the Witches, without any coercion. His confidence and impression of subjective impregnability are the main cause for his tragic downfall.
Macbeth is unable to find peace. His evil deeds haunt him in the form of Banquo’s spirit. He tells the spirit to “take any shape but that, and my firm nerves shall never tremble” ( 3;4;100). This statement proves that Macbeth has a guilty conscience and isn’t fully comfortable with being a villain and a murderer. Sad news for Macbeth, it came to him as he prepare for battle that the is dead, he also gets another news that the trees of Birnam wood are advancing towards Dusinane. Macbeth wants to be tired on a pole and die